The University-wide ceremony for all undergraduate, graduate and doctoral candidates. Syracuse University Chancellor and President, Kent Syverud, formally confers degrees at the Commencement ceremony.
Carmelo Anthony, one of Syracuse University’s most prolific former student-athletes, delivered the University’s 2025 Commencement address on Sunday, May 11, at the JMA Wireless Dome.
Congratulations graduates! The accomplishments of the Class of 2025 were celebrated by students, faculty, staff and families as the University held its annual Commencement ceremony in the JMA Wireless Dome on Sunday, May 11. The photos below capture some of the pomp and circumstance of this special day.
Robert Mankoff - A celebrated cartoonist, author and editor; Ali Meders-Knight - an indomitable environmental steward and educator; and Judith Greenberg Seinfeld - a visionary philanthropist and innovative businessperson will receive honorary degrees during Syracuse University’s 2025 Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 11, at the JMA Wireless Dome.
To be named a Syracuse University Scholar is the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. Scholars are selected based on criteria that includes coursework and academic achievement, independent research and creative work, evidence of intellectual growth or innovation in their disciplinary field, a personal statement and faculty letters of recommendation.
Jonathan Collard de Beaufort, a biochemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program
Charlotte Ebel, a public relations major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, a women and gender studies and German language, literature and culture major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program
Abigail Greenfield, a history major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, a political philosophy major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program
Yuming Jiang, a mathematics and physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program
Sierra Kaplan, a political science major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, a health humanities major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program
Emmy Njue, a finance and business analytics majors in the Whitman School of Management
Kerrin O’Grady, a biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences
Morgan Opp, a chemistry and biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences
Timothy Paek, a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program
Skyla Ross-Graham a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences
Yifan Shen, an architecture major in the School of Architecture, a music history and cultures major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program
Sophia Znamierowski, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program
Two Syracuse University seniors are selected as all-University representatives for the Class of 2025 and have unique opportunities throughout their senior year to engage with various University stakeholders, help select their Commencement speaker, and discuss their student experience and offer constructive suggestions with senior administrators. They are selected by a search committee, composed of Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience staff, using criteria based upon scholarship, academic honors, student organization involvement, campus and community service, and exhibited school spirit.
Mark Nzasi (Waverly Township, PA) College of Arts & Sciences Major: Neuroscience Minors: Psychology
Yifan “Ivan” Shen (Shanghai, China) School of Architecture | College of Arts & Sciences Majors: Architecture | Music History & Cultures, Ethics Minor: Music Performance
Marshals represent each of the University’s schools and colleges. They are selected for their distinguished achievement in scholarship, academic honors, student organization involvement, leadership, and collegiality, as well as campus and community engagement and service. School and college marshals have many roles within the Orange community and participate in significant University events including Fall New Student Convocation, Spring New Student Convocation and leading the procession of graduates from their respective school or college into the Commencement ceremony.
College of Arts & Sciences
Ellen Clark (Sandpoint, ID) College of Arts & Sciences Majors: Political Philosophy | Citizenship & Civic Engagement
Megan Edenfeld (Portland, OR) College of Arts & Sciences | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Majors: International Relations | Economics Minor: Psychology
Owen Opalenick (Jamesville, NY) College of Arts & Sciences Major: Mathematics Minors: Biology | Sport Analytics
School of Architecture
Rebecca Goetzke (Bartlett, IL) School of Architecture Major: Architecture
Qianzhen Li (Shanghai, China) School of Architecture Major: Architecture Minor: Psychology
School of Education
Joshua Spodek (Wayne, NJ) School of Education | College of Arts & Sciences Majors: Social Studies Education | History Minor: Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice
Sofia DaCruz (Princeton, NJ) School of Education | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Majors: Women’s and Gender Studies | Citizenship & Civic Engagement Minor: Atrocity Studies and the Practice of Social Justice
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Tessa DeCicco (Buffalo, NY) College of Engineering and Computer Science Major: Biomedical Engineering
Brady McKenna (Brockton, MA) College of Engineering and Computer Science Major: Aerospace Engineering
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Laura Jayne (Arlington, VA) David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Majors: Food Studies | Environment, Sustainability and Policy Minor: Information, Management & Technology
Rylee Brook Pepper (Woodhull, NY) David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics Major: Nutrition Science Minors: Psychology | Biology
Graduate School
Qingyang Liu (Guangzhou, China) Graduate School | Falk College of Sport & Human Dynamics Major: Human Development and Family Science
School of Information Studies
Rebecca Skier (Upper Saddle River, NJ) School of Information Studies | S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Majors: Information Management and Technology | Graphic Design
Ellie Walker (Yardley, PA) School of Information Studies Major: Information Management and Technology Minors: Web Design | Digital Retail Strategies
College of Law
Noah H. Centore (Syracuse, NY) College of Law Major: Law/JD
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Christopher Bezdedeanu (Westwood, MA) Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Major: Master of Public Administration
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Charlotte Ebel (Urbana, IL) S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications | College of Arts & Sciences Majors: German Language | Literature & Culture | Women & Gender Studies and Public Relations
Ryan E. Myers (Kennett Square, PA) S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications | College of Arts & Sciences Majors: Public Relations | Psychology Minors: Applied Data Analytics | Music Performance
College of Professional Studies
Robert L. Salvato (Van Etten, NY) College of Professional Studies Major: Project Management
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Morgan Albano (Sandy Hook, CT) College of Visual and Performing Arts Majors: Film | History Minor: Museum Studies
Paige Hartquist (Novato, CA) College of Visual and Performing Arts Majors: Communication and Rhetorical Studies | Citizenship & Civic Engagement Minor: Education Studies
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Talia St.Angelo (Scituate, RI) Martin J. Whitman School of Management Majors: Marketing | Finance Minor: Public Communications
Evan Kalish (Winnetka, IL) Martin J. Whitman School of Management Majors: Finance | Business Analytics Minors: Economics | Public Health
